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Add to Calendar 2025/12/08 9:00 AM 2025/12/08 1:30 PM America/New_York WITA’s Trade & Tech Summit https://www.wita.org/events/trade-tech-summit/ Via Zoom and In-Person | Pavilion Room, Ronald Reagan Building
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WITA’s Trade & Tech Summit

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM (EST)
Via Zoom and In-Person | Pavilion Room, Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC

NEW DATE: Monday, December 8

Hybrid: In-person and via Zoom

The Trade & Tech Summit will be held in-person in the Pavilion Room at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, and virtually via Zoom.

To register through Eventbrite, click here.

The WITA Trade & Technology Summit brings together leaders from the public and private sectors to explore the nexus between trade, innovation, national security, competitiveness, and geopolitics.

This half-day Summit will highlight how the conversation on trade and technology is shifting as governments engage each other on issues like non-tariff barriers, digital regulations, digital taxation, and governance over emerging technologies like AI.

8:30 – 8:45 AM: Breakfast & Networking

9:00 – 12:15 PM: Featured Remarks and Panel Discussions

12:15 – 12:45 PM: Networking Lunch

12:45 – 1:30 PM: Luncheon Speaker

Early Bird Rates and Registration:

IN-PERSON

WITA Members: $100 $50

Non-WITA Members: $200 $100

VIRTUAL

WITA Members: $50 $25

Non-WITA Members: $100 $50

Free for Government Officials from the U.S. and Around the World

(Must register with official government email)

If you don’t currently have access to your government email, please email events@wita.org

 

Free for Full Time Students (Must register with university email)

Non-Member tickets include a complimentary individual 1-year WITA Membership.

Sponsorship Levels

Benefactor: $25,000

Executive: $10,000

Patron: $5,000

For more information on sponsorships, please click here. 

Confirmed Speakers

Rob Atkinson, President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Arrow Augerot, Director, Americas Public Policy, Amazon

Emily Benson, Head of Strategy, Minerva

U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01), U.S. House of Representatives

Victoria Espinel, CEO, Business Software Alliance

Geoffrey Gertz, Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security

Jordan Heiber, Vice President of International Digital Economy Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Josh Kallmer, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Zoom Communications, Inc.

Timothy Keeler, Partner, Mayer Brown

William Kimmitt, Under Secretary of International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce

Representative Darin LaHood (IL-18), U.S. House of Representatives

Amy Morgan, Head of Trade Compliance, Altana

Jason Oxman, President & CEO, Information Technology Industry Council

Alina Polyakova, President and CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis

Robert Porter, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Coupang

Matthew Schruers, President and CEO, Computer and Communications Industry Association

Gary Shapiro, CEO, Consumer Technology Association

Thank you to our Trade & Tech Summit Sponsors